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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Disks / File System / January 2007I have Windows 98 On Floppys
I see so many people looking for Windows 98 on Floppys. I managed to get my hands on a set a long time ago and I used winimage to make a image file of each disk in case they ever got corrupted. It took me forever to find a set, My friend used to have it on floppy, and I wanted them but he wouldnt sell them. Then he finally corrupted his set from using them so much fixing old laptops. Now I have a set and he dont. If anyones still needing this email me at dannypritchett01@charter.net > I see so many people looking for Windows 98 on Floppys. I managed to > get my hands on a set a long time ago and I used winimage to make a > image file of each disk in case they ever got corrupted. It took me > forever to find a set, <snip> and i bet it takes forever to install win98 from floppies i know i've installed win95 from a set of 29 floppies and it takes a long time! Yes, but when you simply don't have a CD drive...  SignatureGary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User > > I see so many people looking for Windows 98 on Floppys. I managed to > > get my hands on a set a long time ago and I used winimage to make a [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > i know i've installed win95 from a set of 29 floppies and it takes a long > time! > Yes, but when you simply don't have a CD drive... Of course for the money one would have to spend to buy that many flopppies... a cdrom could be purchased, I'd think :) I don't want the floppies, I want the images. I'll burn them to CD and keep them for posterity's sake. I've got a ton of old machines piling up in my spare bedroom, and one of these days I might even put a few together. I can envision trying a few things where a CD install isn't feasible. Of course, I do believe it's in contravention of the WIn98 licensing agreement to be sharing these things around, <g>. SignatureGary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User > > Yes, but when you simply don't have a CD drive... > > Of course for the money one would have to spend to buy that many > flopppies... > a cdrom could be purchased, I'd think :) > I don't want the floppies, I want the images. I'll burn them to CD and keep > them for posterity's sake. I've got a ton of old machines piling up in my [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Of course, I do believe it's in contravention of the WIn98 licensing > agreement to be sharing these things around, <g>. I find it easiest , when doing large data transfers on a non-networked machine.. to simply pull the HD out and slave it into the host machine. even if it's a laptop...I have a HD adaptor that only cost less than 10 bucks! Most of my machines have several removable drive kits... so the whole operation takes just a few minutes... When fixing up machines that I find discarded... It would sure be nice if the people tossing them out would also include the media and the license too :) Yup! Fortunately, I've got a box full of old OS disks that don't have any machine attached anymore, wither, <g>. Of course, I'll *never* get around to doing any of this, unless I happen across a kid or two who's really interested in learning how it was done in the "old days". Wife will probably make me toss them long before then. SignatureGary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User > When fixing up machines that I find discarded... > It would sure be nice if the people tossing them out would also include the > media and the license too :) > Yup! Fortunately, I've got a box full of old OS disks that don't have any > machine attached anymore, wither, <g>. > > Of course, I'll *never* get around to doing any of this, unless I happen > across a kid or two who's really interested in learning how it was done in > the "old days". Wife will probably make me toss them long before then. Well my girlfriend allows me to have as much computer junk as I want... It must remain either in the atttic or the basement... So I'm often running up and down a lot of stairs when I working on one of my projects! Nothing around here goes to waste though... last year someone even insisted on paying me for a 486 I had. The guy wrote his own software many years ago and when he got a new machine...the cpu was too fast... and the stuff was written such a long time ago he said he had no idea how to re-write it for a faster cpu... He was really happy when I still had a few 486's left here :) I've got a couple of those, and a couple of older machines that CRS is causing me to forget the names of at this moment. SignatureGary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User > > Yup! Fortunately, I've got a box full of old OS disks that don't have any > > machine attached anymore, wither, <g>. [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > He was really happy when I still had a few 486's left here :) > I've got a couple of those, and a couple of older machines that CRS is > causing me to forget the names of at this moment. Heck...my memory is pefect... I don't recall having forgotten anything :) ! :) Yeah mine too, ah ah ah.... What did you say your name was again? <G> SignatureRegards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo > Heck...my memory is pefect... > I don't recall having forgotten anything :) ! :) |
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